Olantunbosun Ugbogu
Olantunbosun Ugbogu was a Seaman assigned to the USS Cowpens, a ship of the United States Navy forward-deployed to United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
On April 3, 2008, he was arrested and charged with stabbing and [...] 61 year-old Japanese taxi driver Masaaki Takahashi on March 19. He admitted [...] the driver. He has also been accused of failing to pay the $190 taxi fare.
The U.S. ambassador to Japan, the commander of the U.S. Navy in Japan and others visited the mayor of Yokosuka to apologize for this international incident.
References
- U.S. Navy able seaman arrested for taxi driver's [...] - Mainichi Daily News Retrieved April 3, 2008.
- Kyodo News - Story "U.S. sailor arrested over taxi driver's [...]" Retrieved April 3, 2008.
- US sailor arrested in cab driver [...] - MSNBC Wire Services- msnbc.com Retrieved April 3, 2008.
- Japanese police arrest U.S. sailor on [...] charge _English_Xinhua Retrieved April 3, 2008.